Hair-cutter



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HAm cu'TTER V APPLICATION FILED FEB. l0 i920? Pandsept. 21,1920.

Ill l lll IIII llllll! PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. JAMES, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

HAIR-CUTTER.

- Application mea February 1o, 192e. serial No. 357,665.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. JAMES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair-Cutters, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention vrelates to certain new and useful improvements inhai'rcutters and per.- tains more particularly to hair cutters which areintended for home use. The primary object 0f the invention is to providea hair cutter which is sanitary and for purposes of cleaning, and inwhich the parts are held in assembled relation by means carried by thehandle, whereby upon turning the handle such means will release theparts so as to allow the latter to Abe removed and cleaned. a

A further object of the invention is to provide means borne by thehandle for effecting adjustment of the blade prior to turning the handleto lock the blade, and to also provide mea-ns whereby wear of thelocking parts may be compensated for.

Further and other objects will be later set forth and manifested in thecourse of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1, is a front elevation of the invention: Y

Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view: Fig. 3, is a plan view of theguard, the handle being shown in fragment: and

Fig. 4, is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. The invention involves aguard 1 having the usual teeth 2; a handle 3 being rotatedly connectedto the guard by lany suitable means such as the sleeve 4 flanged at itsends at 5 .and 6 to the handleand guard respectively. 'A plunger 7slides through the sleeve .4 and has a linger piece 8 rigidly attachedto itsfupper end, the plunger being surrounded by a coil spring 9 which'bears against flange 5 and finger piece 8 so as to normally move thelatter outwardly. A pair of right angular arms 10 are borne by the lowerend of the plunger 7 and operate in a chambered part 11 formed in theguard 1. The rotatable handle 3 is provided with a cam 12, which latterengages a depression or concaved seat 13 formed in the clamping plate14. The clamping. plate bears against S5 the blade 15a at its inner endand is held in place by screws15 carried by the guard and Specificationof Letters Patent.

which can be easily and quickly taken apart Patented sept. a1, 1920.

extending through keyhole slots 16 formed in the clamping plate 14.

In operation, it will be seen that the cam' 12.be`ars against'the top ofplate 14 so as to cause thebottom of the'plate to frictionally engageblade 15 and hold the latter rigidly,

to the guard. The plate 14 has a slight rocking movement' about thescrews 15 so free ends of the teeth 2, then the user presses down on thefinger piece 8'to move the arms 10 against the top edge of the blade soas to cause the desired projection of the latter below plate 14, andupon suchv adjustment being perfected, the handle is then rotated tocause the cam to move plate .14 in blade clamping position, as abovedescribed. Should the concave seat or depression 13 or the effective artof the cam 12 be worn so as to prevent p ate 14 from.' functioning, thenit is merely necessary to turnthe screws 15 down so as to compensate forthis wear, as is believed apparent.

Due to the key hole slots 16, it will be apparent that upon moving thecam: 12 to inoperative position the plate 14 may be easily removed fromthe guard, enabling access to the blade 15a and all of theparts for theurpose of ready cleaning.

aving thus described my invention7 what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is f 1. In a hair cutter, a guard, a bladeclamping plate borne by the guard, a movablehandle'connected to theguard, means borne by the handle to move the plate to clamping positionand means extending through the handle to effect outward movement lofthe blade.

2. In a hair cutter, a guard, a handle If in assembling the parts theblade y borne thereby, a blade ,clampingplate, and

means extending through the handle to effect adjustment of the blade,and being movable into and out of engagement with the blade.

3. In a hair cutter, a guard, a movable handle borne thereby, a bladeclamping plate, means operated by the handle to move',

the plate to blade clamping position,and means to allow ofcompensation'due to wear between said means of the handle and the plate.4. In a hair cutter, a guard having a rotatable handle a cam borne bythe handle,

A, the blade. i

ing meansy borne by th 2 g a blade `clamping plate engaged with the camso as to be moved there y, to clampin position, and screws removablyengage with the piate and movable to bring the latter close to the camupon wear of either the plate or cam. I

5. In a lhair cutter a ard, a handle borne thereby, blade clampmgin'eans borne .by the guard, and means extending through the handle toeffect outward --adjustment of "6. In a hair cutter a guard, a` handleborne thereby, blade c amplng means bornle by the guard, and spring,pressed slldabler means extendingthi'ou h the handle to effect outwardadjustment' o lthe blade.l 7 .Y In a hair. cutter,.a guard, blade clam eguard, a handig, j

means borne by the handle to move theA gageable with the bladev to m'pvethe latter outwardly. y

In testimony whereofI have signed-my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

witness-es l Bassin PejTooMEY,

J .-A. MILLER.

" "WILLIAM A.- JAMEs. Y'

